CO129-520-6 Railway development- Canton-Kowloon Railway 5-11-1929 - 5-11-1930 — Page 65

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Explanatory demarks on British Section wagon

Demurrage due by Chinese Section.

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1923.

¥33,509.00

This amount represents the demurrage on wagons, month

by month, up to October 1923. The Through Traffic was entirely

suspended from November 1923, owing to folitical trouble on the

Chinese Section, some wagons were however detained on Chinese

Section and demurrage on these is included in 1924 account.

1924..

#25,759.00

No monthly demurrage accounts as the Through Traffic

was entirely suspended in 1924, except for the slow through

trains 12 days in Jeptember. The amount of 25,759.00 is

for British Section wagons detained on Chinese section during

part of 1923 and the whole of 1924.

1925.

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vil,892.00

During 1925 the Through Traffic was resumed at intervals,

but only 166 slow through trains ran. Monthly demurrage account

was therefore made up to June only (p4,945.00) and together with

demurrage charges on wagons detained on Chinese section the total

amounted to $11,892.00.